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Jim Inhofe: “If we could get all of the politicians out of the way, we would be able to be totally independent of the Middle East not…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
If we could get all of the politicians out of the way, we would be able to be totally independent of the Middle East not in a matter of years but in a matter of months.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe argues for energy independence by removing political obstacles.

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